Table 2.
Bivariate Correlations Between the Study Variables at Wave 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Depressive symptoms | — | ||||||
| 2. Life evaluation | −.49*** | — | |||||
| 3. Self-rated health | −.44*** | .52*** | — | ||||
| 4. Number of diseases | .34*** | −.25*** | −.41*** | — | |||
| 5. Number of medications | .26*** | −.19*** | −.30*** | .54*** | — | ||
| 6. Doctor’s visits | .24*** | −.16*** | −.21*** | .26*** | .29*** | — | |
| 7. Difficulties in ADL | .29*** | −.22*** | −.22*** | .21*** | .17*** | .19*** | — |
| 8. Age | .05* | −.09** | −.03 | .01 | .06* | .09** | .21*** |
| 9. Gendera | .24*** | −.11*** | −.16*** | .19*** | .16*** | .12*** | .10*** |
| 10. Place of birthb | .16*** | .05 | .09** | −.07* | −.04 | .00 | −.01 |
| 11. Education | −.21*** | .15*** | .16*** | −.04 | .01 | −.05 | −.09** |
| 12. Marital statusc | −.24*** | .13*** | .10*** | −.10*** | −.08** | −.10*** | −.12*** |
Notes. N = 1,369. ADL, activities of daily living.
aCoded 0 = man; 1 = woman.
bCoded 0 = Israeli-born; 1 = born outside Israel.
cCoded 0 = currently unmarried; 1 = married.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001